Table 3.
Regression analyses without and without CSS as a covariate indicating which sex has more difficulties (positive β means more difficulties for males) and odds ratio of scoring higher
| Item | Polytomous regression | Polytomous regression controlling for overall CSS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | OR | p value | β | SE | OR | p value | |
| Speech abnormalities | 0.163 | 0.189 | 1.177 | 0.387 | − 0.542 | 0.208 | 0.58 | 0.009 |
| Echoed language | 0.118 | 0.408 | 1.252 | 0.772 | − 0.299 | 0.426 | 0.74 | 0.482 |
| Stereotyped language | 0.301 | 0.192 | 1.351 | 0.117 | 0.058 | 0.201 | 1.06 | 0.771 |
| Offers information | 0.647 | 0.227 | 1.910 | 0.004* | 0.248 | 0.242 | 1.28 | 0.306 |
| Asks for information | − 0.154 | 0.185 | 0.857 | 0.404 | − 0.469 | 0.194 | 0.63 | 0.016 |
| Reporting of events | 0.605 | 0.196 | 1.831 | 0.002* | 0.256 | 0.212 | 1.29 | 0.227 |
| Conversation | 0.712 | 0.196 | 2.048 | < 0.001* | 0.184 | 0.214 | 1.20 | 0.391 |
| Gestures | 0.734 | 0.205 | 2.083 | < 0.001* | 0.413 | 0.218 | 1.51 | 0.058 |
| Unusual eye contact | 0.483 | 0.219 | 1.621 | 0.027* | − 0.055 | 0.260 | 0.95 | 0.833 |
| Directed facial Expressions | 1.001 | 0.207 | 2.721 | < 0.001* | 0.556 | 0.232 | 1.74 | 0.017 |
| Shared enjoyment | 0.738 | 0.193 | 2.092 | < 0.001* | 0.392 | 0.211 | 1.48 | 0.062 |
| Empathy | 0.480 | 0.192 | 1.616 | 0.012* | 0.278 | 0.199 | 1.32 | 0.162 |
| Insight | 0.583 | 0.192 | 1.791 | 0.002* | 0.270 | 0.203 | 1.31 | 0.184 |
| Quality of social overtures | 0.552 | 0.218 | 1.737 | 0.011* | − 0.126 | 0.244 | 0.88 | 0.606 |
| Amount of social overtures | 0.417 | 0.204 | 1.517 | 0.041 | 0.050 | 0.212 | 1.05 | 0.815 |
| Quality of social response | 0.564 | 0.225 | 1.758 | 0.012* | − 0.140 | 0.250 | 0.87 | 0.575 |
| Amount of reciprocal Social communication | 1.015 | 0.199 | 2.759 | < 0.001* | 0.567 | 0.219 | 1.76 | 0.010 |
| Quality of rapport | 0.340 | 0.194 | 1.405 | 0.079 | − 0.282 | 0.215 | 0.75 | 0.190 |
| Imagination | 0.701 | 0.192 | 2.016 | < 0.001* | 0.336 | 0.208 | 1.40 | 0.107 |
| Unusual sensory interests | 0.416 | 0.196 | 1.516 | 0.034 | 0.095 | 0.210 | 1.10 | 0.650 |
| Hand finger mannerisms | 0.429 | 0.205 | 1.536 | 0.036 | 0.092 | 0.217 | 1.10 | 0.672 |
| Self-injurious behaviors | 0.530 | 0.262 | 1.699 | 0.043 | 0.187 | 0.274 | 1.21 | 0.494 |
| Excessive interests | − 0.359 | 0.208 | 0.698 | 0.085 | − 0.488 | 0.216 | 0.61 | 0.024 |
| Compulsions | 0.338 | 0.199 | 1.402 | 0.089 | 0.050 | 0.212 | 1.05 | 0.815 |
*
Significant with Hochberg false discovery rate
Positive β indicates more difficulties for males; negative β indicates more difficulties for females
OR Odds ratios, or likelihood of having a higher score on the item